Wild horses' jacket by Sara Wik

Wild horses' jacket

Knitting
February 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches
in Stranded colorwork
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
460 - 690 yards (421 - 631 m)
1 (2) 4 (6) 8 years
English Norwegian Swedish

The knitting pattern is available in English, Norwegian and Swedish, and includes both metric (cm) and imperial (inches) measurements.

Do you know a child who likes horses? On this jacket, several cute horses run around in a circle. The jacket is knitted in a round top down with raglan increases and steek stitches. The knitting pattern includes stocking stitches, rib borders and stranded colorwork.

SIZES:
1 (2) 4 (6) 8 years

MEASUREMENTS:
Circumstance around the body: approximately 23,2 (25,6) 26,8 (29,1) 30,3 inches or 59 (65) 68 (74) 77 cm

Length mid front: approximately 14,2 (15,0) 16,5 (17,3) 18,1 inches or 36 (38) 42 (44) 46 cm

YARN SUGGESTIONS:
Viking yarn merino (50 g = 115 yards or 105 metres, DK 11 wpi)

YARN QUANTITY:
Main colour: 200 (200) 250 (300) 300 g
Pattern colour: 50 g

NEEDLES:
Circular needles and double pointed needles size 3 mm / UK 11 / US 2,5
Circular needles and double pointed needles size 3,5 mm / UK 10,5 / US 4

KNITTING TENSION / GAUGE:
22 stitches x 32 rounds stranded colorwork on needles size 3,5 mm / UK 10,5 / US 4 = 4 inches or 10 cm

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